Word: mask
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...skills of the survivor. He has always, too, acted the public part of the presidency with ease and burly vanity. The other night on TV I saw a videotape of Clinton walking along the White House lawn, his hands clasped thoughtfully behind his back, his face a shaded mask of contemplation. In physical attitude and facial expression he looked exactly like the lovely White House portrait of President Kennedy. And you know what I am sure he was thinking as he walked by the cameras? He was thinking, "I look exactly like the lovely portrait of President Kennedy...
...does. Why was his acting so bad the other night? I don't think he was acting. I think he's tired. I think he dropped the mask. I think it was the real Bill. And I think that for a lot of people the glimpse was unsettling...
...Armageddon," $180 million "Deep Impact," $139 million "Dr. Dolittle," $135 million "Godzilla," $133 million "Saving Private Ryan," $126 million "The Truman Show," $123 million "Lethal Weapon 4," $121 million "Mulan," $115 million "There's Something About Mary," $92 million "The X-Files," $82 million "The Mask of Zorro," $79 million "The Horse Whisperer,"$74 million
...advanced age of 26 might be drug aided. But last week, citing a surprise urine test, the international governing organization for swimmers, FINA, banned De Bruin for four years, effectively ending her career. The tests found no steroids but did detect "unequivocal signs of adulteration" that would mask the drugs, by means of an after-the-fact addition of alcohol, probably whisky. De Bruin, promising "I'm not going to crawl under a stone," said she would sue FINA and appeal. Many doubt she will prevail. Says five-time U.S. Olympic coach Mark Schubert: "Experienced people know the telltale signs...
...some of the symbolism inherent to the filming works particularly well. Frequent images of a Fisher Price record player serve as a continual reminder that Joey and Sissel are themselves merely children, prematurely throwing themselves into an adult world. And the reflections on the their window which just barely mask some rather gratuitous full-frontal nudity reinforce the suggestion that even in their purest states, something about these characters will continue to remain concealed. All in all, pains were clearly taken to ensure that the visual component of the movie would be well suited to some of its most important...